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Henry Charles Goldsmith Lester

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry Charles Goldsmith Lester was born on 6 Feb 1870 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Apr 1870 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Louis William John Goldsmith and Jane Gafney).

    Henry married Elizabeth Maria Berg on 3 May 1900 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Elizabeth was born in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa; died about 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lily May Lester was born on 6 Dec 1896 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was christened on 25 Dec 1896 in St Augustine, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    2. Louis Henry John Lester was born on 7 Feb 1898.
    3. Elizabeth Dorothy Lester was born on 16 Nov 1899.
    4. James Albert Lester was born on 4 Dec 1901.
    5. Natalie Mary Violet Lester was born on 13 Dec 1903.
    6. Alice Flora Eileen Lester was born on 30 Sep 1906.
    7. Edwin Charles Goldsmith Lester
    8. Henry William Goldsmith Lester
    9. Joseph Walter Lester

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Louis William John Goldsmith was born on 11 Jun 1836 in Prussia, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Leopold Ernst Louis Goldschmidt
    • Occupation: Constable

    Notes:

    "Louis (aka Leopold Ernst) Goldschmidt. Born in Prussia in 1836. Arrived in East London, British Kaffraria in 1857.

    The descendents of Louis Goldsmith have discovered that he was one of the British-German Legionaires who arrived in East London in British Kaffraria in February 1857. His real name was Leopold Ernst Louis Goldschmidt. His Regsitration shows him as a 19 year-old farrier from Prussia who had served in the 1st Jagers. Therefor, we presume that he was born in Prussia in 1836 and not in Ireland in 1826. The earlier (unsubstantiated information) was taken from an article in the Mercury in 1922 where he claimed to have been born in Armagh County, served in Crimea and Indian Mutiny (both untrue) and arrived in Cape Town in 1856."
    quoted by Sylvia Nilsen 17 Oct 2022

    Louis + Jane Gafney. Jane (daughter of John Gafney and Mary) was born about 1836 in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland; died on 5 Mar 1871 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jane Gafney was born about 1836 in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland (daughter of John Gafney and Mary); died on 5 Mar 1871 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Jane was 20 years of age when she arrived in East London aboard The Lady Kennaway.
    http://www.eastlondon-labyrinth.com/cybertrails/kennaway-09.jsp#girls

    "A total of 153 unmarried women were passengers on board the Lady Kennaway, immigrants to British Kaffraria in 1857. They were all classified as "Servants". The official list was as follows:"
    Gaffney, Jane (Meath, 20)

    Children:
    1. Susanna Jane Goldsmith was born on 19 Oct 1858; was christened on 19 Dec 1858 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Emma Mary Jemima Goldsmith Lester was born on 13 Apr 1860; was christened on 19 Aug 1860 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Louis William John Goldsmith Lester was born on 18 Jun 1862; was christened on 7 Aug 1862 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Clement Augustus Goldsmith was born on 1 May 1864 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 7 Aug 1864 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Albert August Lester was born on 18 Nov 1865 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 7 Jan 1866 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 18 Mar 1927.
    6. Edwin Goldsmith was born on 3 Jan 1868 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Mar 1868 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 1. Henry Charles Goldsmith Lester was born on 6 Feb 1870 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Apr 1870 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Gafney was born in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland.

    John + Mary. Mary was born in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary was born in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland.
    Children:
    1. 3. Jane Gafney was born about 1836 in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland; died on 5 Mar 1871 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. William Gafney was born in 1834; died on 10 Oct 1920 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Elizabeth Gafney
    4. Martha J Gafney was born in 1851 in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland; died on 11 Mar 1904 in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    5. John Gafney was born about 1842 in Ardbraccan, Co. Meath, Ireland; died on 27 May 1906 in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.


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